- A Message from Executive Director, Eve Stratton
- News & Publications
- Grants: Upcoming Deadlines
- Training, Webinars & Online Learning
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A Message from Executive Director, Eve Stratton
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Grants: Upcoming Deadlines
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VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE
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The Office of Criminal Justice Services has released its RFP for $15 million available in stimulus funds for those in the criminal justice system affected by the coronavirus. The requirements are considerably easier to meet than the usual Bureau of Justice Assistance funds. We urge you to send this to as many people in county, your contact list, or otherwise to take advantage of this opportunity.
We want to thank the Office of Criminal Justice Services who aggressively went after this funding for Ohio.
Eve
The RFP has been released! See below for info and a link to the RFP. When you click on the link, a pdf pops up rather than a new webpage (at least this is how it worked for me).
A few things to note:
- There is no deadline for submission, and we will review on a rolling basis
- We have created a shorter application process—many of the components of the application have been removed (for this funding stream only!!)
- For right now, the plan is to continue to accept applications for as long as we have the funding. We may reassess down the road, but that’s the thinking for now.
- You will see an Appendix A at the end of the RFP. These are agencies that must apply directly to the feds for their funding, not to us.
- After soliciting feedback from many of our key stakeholders we developed a list of all allowable costs, but note the last category is for “all other critical items” and they must be justifiable. All budget items must be for coronavirus prevention, preparation, response.
The last time we received stimulus funding (around 2009), we were audited quite heavily, just to ensure we had spent the money wisely. So grantees need to keep this in mind when applying for funding—we are held accountable for how the funds are spent, and will still deny applications that cannot justify the need for the funding or the budget costs.
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Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Grant
2020
The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Request for Proposal was released this morning. The purpose of this grant program is to provide funding for prevention of, preparation for and response to the Coronavirus. The RFP can be found here:
https://www.ocjs.ohio.gov/links/FY-2020-CESF-RFP-FINAL.pdf
OCJS will host a voluntary Bidder’s Training for the Coronavirus Supplemental Funding Grant at 10 am Wednesday April 29. The training will discuss application requirements and elements. To register for the webinar please visit:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3231137426033607948.
The webinar will be recorded and available on the OCJS Grants Webinar Channel the following day. |
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| For Immediate Release: May 1, 2020 |
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Office of Criminal Justice Services Seeks Requests for Proposals for VAWA and JAG Programs
(COLUMBUS) – The Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) today released the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and the Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) requests for proposals in an effort to provide funding to victim service providers, law enforcement, prosecution, court, and correction agencies throughout Ohio.
“We are confident that these programs will help provide victims with the protection and services they need to pursue safe and healthy lives while simultaneously enabling communities to effectively combat violence and criminal activity,” said OCJS Executive Director Karhlton Moore.
The VAWA program allows local governments to support a broad range of activities to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. VAWA funds contribute toward developing effective responses to violence against women through activities that include direct services, crisis intervention, transitional housing, legal assistance to victims, court improvement, and training for law enforcement and courts.
The JAG program allows local and state governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on the needs and conditions of the jurisdictions. Ohio projects support various components of the criminal justice system from multijurisdictional drug task forces, school resource officers, drug, veteran and mental health courts, correction projects, and justice technology initiatives. JAG funds are designed as seed money to establish new and promising programs that improve the criminal justice systems.
The deadline for submissions is Thursday, June 4, 2020, at 5 p.m.
For more details, visit the OCJS Web site at: http://www.ocjs.ohio.gov/
For additional information, contact:
China Dodley at (614) 466-2551
CLDodley@dps.ohio.gov |
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Training, Webinars & Online Learning
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Upcoming Webinars
SAMHSA's GAINS Center is covering essential topics through its upcoming national webinars and Data and Information Sharing Virtual Learning Community webinar series. Follow the links below for further details and registration.
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Best Practices for Drug Courts: Implementing Effective Programming for People with Methamphetamine Use Disorder
May 13, 2020, 2:30-4:00 p.m. ET
LEARN MORE AND REGISTER FOR WEBINAR |
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